Most outrageous quotes on the debt ceiling

October 10, 2013

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Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan: "There's always revenue coming into the Treasury, certainly enough revenue to pay interest. Democrats have a different definition of 'default' than what we understand it to be. What I hear from them is, 'If you're not paying everything on time, that's a default. And that's not the traditionally understood definition."

J. Scott Applewhite/AP

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Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan: "There's always revenue coming into the Treasury, certainly enough revenue to pay interest. Democrats have a different definition of 'default' than what we understand it to be. What I hear from them is, 'If you're not paying everything on time, that's a default. And that's not the traditionally understood definition."